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would-be
(wo͝od′bē′)adj.
Desiring, attempting, or professing to be: "Would-be home buyers will have a somewhat easier time getting loans" (Wall Street Journal).
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would-be
adj (prenominal)
1. usually derogatory wanting or professing to be: a would-be politician.
2. intended to be: would-be generosity.
n
3. derogatory a person who wants or professes to be something that he is not
4. Indian the person to whom one is engaged to be married; fiancé or fiancée
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would′-be`
adj.
1. wishing or pretending to be: a would-be wit.
2. intended to be: a would-be kindness.
[1250–1300]
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Adj. 1. would-be - unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievement
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would-be
adjective budding, potential, so-called, professed, dormant, self-styled, latent, wannabe (informal), unfulfilled, undeveloped, self-appointed, unrealized, manqué, soi-disant (French), quasi- a book that provides encouragement for would-be writers
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would
(wud) – short forms I'd (aid) you'd (juːd) , he'd (hiːd) , she'd (ʃiːd) , it'd (ˈitəd) , we'd (wiːd) , they'd (ðeid) : negative short form wouldn't (ˈwudnt) – verb1. past tense of will. He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now. سوفَ في الزَّمَن الماضي iria, viria, teria, etc. Imperfekt von `will` (para formar el pasado de ``will'') imperfekti verbistä will -rais, -rais, -rait, ... (jövő idő kifejezésére:) azt mondta, másnap 9-kor elutazik akan mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) willの過去形 ...했을 것이다 (izsaka nākotni pagātnē) zou ville, skulle د will ماضي: دمستقبل او ماضي دجوړولو دپاره كومكي فعل دى چې ددغو توكو افاده كوي: دخوښۍ او ارادې، دنيت او دقصد: دټاكنې او تعيين، دغوښتنې او هيلې: دډول او وضعيت څرګندونه كوي iria, viria, teria, etc. voi, vei, va, vom, veţi, vor; aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar будет bom, boš, bo... skulle, ville จะ Not: 'will'in geçmiş zaman hali. 「will」的過去式 ("will" 的过去式,用于转述)将,将会
2. used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met). If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you. في جَواب الشَّرط عندما يَكون فِعْل الشَّرط في الماضي viria, teria vindo, etc. konditional: würde/n/st (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir) -rais, -rais, -rait... (feltételes mód:) Ha elhívnám a vendégségbe, eljönne? mungkin mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) 〜するだろうに ...할 것이다 (izsaka varbūtību, iespējamību) bakal zou ville ګمان په خبرو كي.حدس viria, teria vindo, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar бы bi skulle ใช้ในการพูดถึงสิ่งที่จะเกิดขึ้น หรืออาจเกิดขึ้น Not: olması muhtemel olan bir şeyden bahsedildiğinde kullanılır. (如條件符合)可能會發生 (表示虚拟,假设等)也许将要,大概
3. used to express a preference, opinion etc politely. I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today. تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّفْضيل أو عن الرّأي المُهَذَّب faria, seria, preferiria, etc. höflicher Ausdruck einer Vorliebe, Meinung, etc. (para expresar de forma educada una opinión) برای بیان نظر شخصی -rais, -rais, -rait... (feltételes szándék:) inkább... lebih suka mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente) 〜したい ...하고 싶다 (izsaka vēlēšanos, lūgumu) akan zou ville دمستقبل او ماضي دجوړولو دپاره كومكي فعل دى چې ددغو توكو افاده كوي faria, seria, preferiria, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar бы bi skulle ใช้เพื่อแสดงความเห็นอย่างสุภาพ Not: Kibarca istek/fikir beyan edilirken kullanılır. (委婉表示偏好、意見) 寧可,可能會 (表示语气婉转的请求)愿
4. used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance. I've lost my car-keys – that would happen! sou, sal تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوكيد للتَّعْبير عن الإنْزِعاج употреба за подчертаване tinha que (acontecer) to je nadělení Ausdruck des Ärgers det ertypisk! κι αυτό ήταν να συμβεί (para expresar disgusto o enfado) pidi ometi (nii minema)! برای بیان تاکید ça devait arriver מָתאִים ל- जोर दे कर कहने में उपयोग किया जाता है pret. od will ez elő szokott fordulni bisa gat nú skeð きまって〜になる (강조) 놀라움을 표시 Vajadzēja ar tā notikt! (not translated) uitgerekend nu ... typisk!; selvsagt ! د ټينګار كولو لپاره tinha que (acontecer) trebuia (ca asta) să se întâmple ну надо же (было) to je robota to se je moralo zgoditi bi [att det] nödvändigt skulle [hända nu!] ใช้เน้นแสดงความรําคาญ Not: Kızgınlık ifade edilirken kullanılır. (加重語氣,表示惱怒)免不了會 виражає роздратованність زور دے کر کہنا sử dụng để nhấn mạnh (加重语气,表示烦恼)总会,总是,老是
ˈwould-be adjective trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be. a would-be poet. aspirant راغِب في أن يكون، مُدَّعٍ който твърди, че е pretenso rádoby Möchtegern-... vordende επίδοξος aspirante, supuesto, frustrado, fracasado (kellekski) püüdlev به اصطلاح havitteleva qui se veut, soi-disant מִתייַמֵר भावी navodni leendő calon sem vill vera, telur sig vera sedicente, preteso 〜のつもりの 자칭의 bûsimas, tariamas, numatomas topošais; iespējamais bakal; kononnya would-be vordende, aspirerende; såkalt rzekomy, niedoszły, domniemany په اصطلاح pretenso care se vrea, aşa-zis так называемый tiež- tako imenovani u pokušaju tilltänkt, blivande, så kallad ซึ่งอยากจะเป็น sözde, sözüm ona, ... geçinen 試圖(希望或假裝)成為,準... потенційний خواہشمند có thể trở thành 将要成为
would you used to introduce a polite request to someone to do something. (Please) would you close the door? sal تُسْتَعْمَل في الطَّلَب المُهَذَّب би ли não se importa de...? mohl byste würdest Du, würden Sie vil du være så venlig θα είχατε την καλοσύνη te importaría kas te võiksite برای بیان تعارف و دعوت voisitko voudriez-vous הַתַעֲשֶה זאת? किसी चीज के लिए आग्रह करने में उपयोग किया जाता है bi li ti, biste li vi? lennél szives (vmit megtenni) tolong vildirðu/viltu (vera svo vænn) (ausiliare per la formazione delle domande) 〜して頂けますか (정중하게) ...하도록 부탁합니다 gal malonėtumėt vai jūs nevarētu... boleh alstublieft vær så snill å, vennligst czy mógłbyś/mogłabyś itd. د دعوتولو لپاره não se importa de...? ai/aţi vrea să... не могли бы вы mohol by si ali bi hoteli da li biste skulle du (ni) vilja ...? ขอร้องอย่างสุภาพ zahmet olmazsa ...-mısınız?, lütfen ...-misiniz? (客氣地請求)能麻煩您...嗎? виражає ввічливе прохання مہربانی کر کے کیا dùng trong yêu cầu một cách lịch sự (客气地表示请求)您能....?
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